Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential hopeful, signed legislation to limit teachings about sexual orientation, known by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “If you’re going to strip out the history of people in another state, you shouldn’t expect to do business in the state of California,” he said. Thurmond warned that California will not work with publishers that have kowtowed to Republican concerns in other parts of the country. testified in the state Capitol on Wednesday that they are committed to diversity and inclusion. Representatives from companies that produce school materials including the College Board and the Benchmark Education Co. “These are the California values.”Ĭalifornia pays textbook publishers nearly $500 million a year, Thurmond said. This is a commitment that we had 10 years ago and that we have today and that we will have in another 10 years,” said Sen. It is a commitment on behalf of the state of California. “The conversation today is not simply a reaction to what’s happening in our country. Nearly 77% of public school students in California are people of color, according to state data.Īlthough California is considered a leader in inclusive education, and already has extensive curriculum standards in place requiring diversity in school lessons, the first-of-its-kind hearing was a symbolic show of force by Democrats who control the state Capitol as GOP-controlled states including Florida and Texas have approved legislation to curtail some teachings.
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